KNUST: LIST OF MPHIL AND MSc. PROGRAMMES UNDER COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES FOR 2023/2024

• FACULTY OF PHARMACY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES

1. Department of Pharmaceutics

i. MSc. Pharmaceutical Technology
Candidates must have Bachelor’s degree (minimum of Second Class (Lower Division) or equivalent degree in Pharmacy (BPharm/PharmD), Chemistry, Biochemistry, Herbal Medicine, Chemical Engineering and other related disciplines from a recognised institution. Short-listed candidates must pass a selection interview.
ii. MPhil. Pharmaceutics
Candidates must have Bachelor’s degree (minimum of Second Class (Lower Division) or equivalent degree in Pharmacy (BPharm/PharmD), Chemistry, Biochemistry, Herbal Medicine, Chemical Engineering or other related disciplines from a recognised institution. Short-listed candidates must pass a selection interview.
iii. MPhil. Pharmaceutical Microbiology
Candidates must have Bachelor’s degree (minimum of Second Class (Lower Division) or equivalent degree in Pharmacy (BPharm/PharmD), Herbal Medicine, Biology, Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Biomedical Sciences, Medical Laboratory Technology, and other related disciplines from a recognised institution. Short-listed candidates must pass a selection interview.
iv. PhD. Pharmaceutics
Candidates must have Bachelor’s degree (minimum of Second Class (Lower Division) or equivalent degree in Pharmacy (BPharm/PharmD), Chemistry, Biochemistry, Herbal Medicine, Chemical Engineering and other related disciplines from a recognised institution. Candidates must have a good Master’s degree (MSc/MPhil or its equivalent) in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Drug delivery, Drug Design and Formulation and other related disciplines from a recognised institution. Short-listed candidates must pass a selection interview.
v. PhD. Pharmaceutical Microbiology
Candidates must have Bachelor’s degree (minimum of Second Class (Lower Division) or equivalent degree in Pharmacy (BPharm/PharmD), Herbal Medicine, Biology, Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Biomedical Sciences, Medical Laboratory Technology, and other related disciplines from a recognised institution. Candidates must have a good Master’s degree (MPhil) in Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Microbiology, Biotechnology and other related disciplines from a recognised institution. Short-listed candidates must pass a selection interview.

2. Department of Pharmacognosy

i. MPhil. Pharmacognosy
Candidates must have a pass in Doctor of Pharmacy degree or Bachelor of Pharmacy degree (minimum of Second Class (Lower Division)) or its equivalent in Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, or a related field in the Biomedical Sciences. Candidates must pass a selection interview.
ii. PhD. Pharmacognosy
Candidates must have a Master’s degree in any of the Pharmaceutical Sciences; eg. Pharmacognosy, Pharmacology, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmaceutics, Herbal Medcine, Chemistry or a related field in the Biomedical Sciences from an accredited institution. Candidates must pass a selection interview.

3. Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry

i. MPhil. Pharmaceutical Chemistry:

With emphasis on Pharmaceutical Analysis and Quality Control, Medicinal Chemistry, Natural Product Chemistry and Drug discovery, Pharmacokinetics and Drug metabolism, and Kinetics and Stability of Drug products.
Candidates must have Bachelor’s degree (minimum of Second Class (Upper Division)) or its equivalent in Pharmacy, Biochemistry, Chemistry and related fields. Candidates must pass a selection interview.

ii. PhD. Pharmaceutical Chemistry:

With emphasis on Pharmaceutical Analysis and Quality Control, Medicinal Chemistry, Natural Product Chemistry and Drug discovery, Pharmacokinetics and Drug metabolism, and Kinetics and Stability of Drug products.
Candidates must have a minimum of MSc/MPhil degree in pharmaceutical chemistry and/or related disciplines such as Pharmaceutical Analysis and Quality Control; Medicinal Chemistry, Biochemistry, Phytochemistry, Chemistry, etc. with a minimum cumulative weighted average (CWA) of 70.00 or its equivalent in taught courses. Candidates must pass a selection interview.

4. Department of Pharmacy Practice

i. MSc. Clinical Pharmacy (Part-Time)
Candidates must have Bachelor of Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy degree from a recognised Institution.
ii. MPhil. Clinical Pharmacy (Full-Time)
Candidates must have Bachelor of Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy degree (with CWA of 60 or above) from a recognised Institution.
iii. PhD. Clinical Pharmacy
Candidates must have an MSc/MPhil degree in Clinical Pharmacy from a recognised Institution.
iv. PhD. Social Pharmacy
Candidates must have an MSc/MPhil degree in Pharmacy, Public Health, Psychology, or related disciplines from a recognised Institution.

5.Department of Pharmacology

i. MPhil Pharmacology
ii. MPhil Clinical Pharmacology
Candidates must have Bachelor’s degree (minimum of Second Class (Lower Division)) in Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Toxicology, Medicine, Biochemistry or a related field in the Biomedical Sciences. All candidates will have to attend and pass a selection interview.
iii. PhD Pharmacology
iv. PhD Clinical Pharmacology
Candidates must have an MPhil degree in Pharmacology, Clinical Pharmacology or Toxicology. All candidates will have to attend and pass a selection interview.

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